Sunday papers: what you need to know as Tory MPs voice concerns over Brexit deal

Theresa May will this morning defend her Brexit deal in a live TV interview with Sky News following a week of high drama in Westminster.

It comes as tensions within the Tory party continue to dominate the Sunday papers.

A coup against the Prime Minister was boosted as Zac Goldsmith last night became the 24th Tory MP to go public with a no confidence letter in the Prime Minister.

While former Brexit secretary Dominic Raab blasted the PM over the draft deal.

But Amber Rudd, who made a dramatic return to the Cabinet earlier this week, said the move to oust Mrs May could make the Government "look unhinged".

Here's what British politicians are saying in today's papers.

Dominic Raab has hit out at Mrs May, suggesting she has failed to stand up to a bullying European Union over the Brexit deal.

Mr Raab, who stepped down as Brexit secretary on Thursday saying he could not accept the terms of the deal done by the Prime Minister, told the Sunday Times the UK should demand an agreement that allows it to unilaterally leave any customs union.

He told the Sunday Times: "If we cannot close this deal on reasonable terms we need to be very honest with the country that we will not be bribed and blackmailed or bullied and we will walk away.

"I think there is one thing that is missing and that is political will and resolve. I am not sure that message has ever landed."

Both Mrs May and Mr Raab are due to take their arguments on to television screens on Sunday morning.

Meanwhile, Zac Goldsmith, the Richmond MP and failed Tory London mayoral candidate in 2016, revealed he has joined those who have sent a letter of no confidence in Mrs May to Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 committee of backbench MPs.

Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, Mr Goldsmith said that under the PM's plan "in effect, Britain would remain in the EU, but without having any say".

He added: "Had that been the choice, I personally would have voted to Remain.

"The withdrawal agreement we have been presented with is unacceptable to Leave and Remain voters alike.

"It has close to zero chance of making it through Parliament and with only five months remaining, we cannot afford to waste any more time on it."

In an interview with the Mail on Sunday, Amber Rudd blasted attempts to force a no-confidence vote, warning it could make the Government "look a little unhinged".

"I hope they go back into their corners and we can get on with doing what we're expected to do, which is delivering a Brexit I hope will protect the economy," she said.

"They might have gone off a little early because it feels to me they're rowing back.

"What could be madder at this stage, with seven days to go (to the Brussels summit) to undermine the Prime Minister. Such a mistake."